Date: Fri, 25 Jun 2004 16:39:57 GMT From: "Tom Scott" <trs169nospamahoo.com.123> Subject: Re: 2002 9-5 2.3 A/T whirring sound on startup
Fred Sound advice. I've just checked the WIS, is the serpentine belt also what is known as the drive belt for auxiliaries? If so, I think it might be beyond my mechanical abilities, and its off to the stealer for a fix. Tom. "Fred W." <Fred.Willsnospampam myrealbox.com> wrote in message news:beydnQGUQooEz0HdRVn-ignospamphia.com... > > "Tom Scott" <trs169nospamahoo.com.123> wrote in message > news:THXCc.139$a92.25nospamter.nyc.rr.com... > > Fred > > > > The sounds appear from about mid section of the motor. It > > increases/decreases with revs. > > > > Turned off A/C to test that possibility to no avail. > > > > The car has 44k miles, so perhaps you may be right and the idler pulley is > > going before it's time. > > > > What's puzzling me though is why the sound disappears when the engine > warms > > a little, a few minutes run time and I never hear it again except when the > > car has sat for a while. > > Mid section huh... Well I don't see how that is near the belt, which is at > the extreme right side of the engine compartment (from the drivers vantage > point) But if you want to rule it out, wait until the engine is cold and > remove the serpentine belt. Start the engine without the belt and see if it > still makes the same noise. If not you've got it nailed (just have to > figure which of the pulleys is causing the noise). If it's still there then > that's not it. Don't run the engine more than a few minuites to test it > since you'll have neither an alternator for recharging the battery nor a > waterpump for cooling, but it will not harm anything to run that way for a > little while. > > -Fred W > >
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